Jiří Ryba () (born 15 June 1976 in

Tábor Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...

) is a former

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decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ� ...

. His personal best result was 8339 points, achieved in May 2000 in

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. Ryba is married to

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

er Pavla Hamáčková.

Achievements

Football career

Following his career in athletics, Ryba became a fitness coach in the

Gambrinus liga The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from ...

before moving to 1. FK Příbram as assistant manager. In 2016, he became a fitness coach in the

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alongside

Miroslav Soukup Miroslav Soukup (born 13 November 1965) is a Czech football manager and former player who formerly managed the Yemen national team. Previously, he was in charge of the Iraq national Olympic team. Managerial career He was one of the managers l ...

and Andrej Kostolansky.

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* 1976 births Living people Czech decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Sportspeople from Tábor Athletes from the South Bohemian Region {{Czech-athletics-bio-stub